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{{Short description|1957 collection of science fiction short stories by James Blish}}
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'''''The Seedling Stars''''' is a [[1957 in literature|1957]] collection of [[science fiction]] short stories by [[James Blish]]. It was first published by [[Gnome Press]] in 1957 in an edition of 5,000 copies. The stories concern adapting humans to alien environments.
'''''The Seedling Stars''''' is a [[1957 in literature|1957]] collection of [[science fiction]] short stories by American writer [[James Blish]]. It was first published by [[Gnome Press]] in 1957 in an edition of 5,000 copies. The stories concern the adaptation of humans to alien environments (a process Blish called [[pantropy]]).


==Contents==
==Contents==
* "Seeding Program" (''[F&SF]] 1956)
* "Seeding Program" (''[[F&SF]]'' 1956)
* "The Thing in the Attic" ([[If (magazine)|''If'']] 1954)
* "The Thing in the Attic" ([[If (magazine)|''If'']] 1954)
* [[Surface Tension (short story)|"Surface Tension"]] ([[Galaxy Science Fiction|''Galaxy'']] 1952)
* [[Surface Tension (short story)|"Surface Tension"]] ([[Galaxy Science Fiction|''Galaxy'']] 1952)
* "Watershed" ([[If (magazine)|''If'']] 1955)
* "Watershed" ([[If (magazine)|''If'']] 1955)


"Seeding Program" was originally published under the title "A Time to Survive". "Surface Tension" was revised revised from its magazine publication, and here incorporates material from Blish's earlier story "Sunken Universe", published in ''[[Super Science Stories]]'' in 1942.<ref>[http://www.philsp.com/homeville/isfac/t11.htm#A263 Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections]</ref>
"Seeding Program" was originally published under the title "A Time to Survive". "Surface Tension" was revised from its magazine publication, and here incorporates material from Blish's earlier story "Sunken Universe", published in ''[[Super Science Stories]]'' in 1942.<ref>[http://www.philsp.com/homeville/isfac/t11.htm#A263 Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections]</ref> The four stories are termed 'Book One', 'Book Two', etc. and some editions refer to this as a standard novel in four sections, rather than an actual short story collection.


==Reception==
==Reception==
[[Galaxy Science Fiction|''Galaxy'']] reviewer Floyd C. Gale praised the collection as "a thought-provoking job."<ref>"Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'', January 1957, p.105</ref>
[[Galaxy Science Fiction|''Galaxy'']] reviewer Floyd C. Gale praised the collection as "a thought-provoking job".<ref>"[https://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1958-01/Galaxy_1958_01#page/n105/mode/2up Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf]", ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'', January 1957, p.105</ref> [[Anthony Boucher]] also received the book favorably, saying it "nicely illustrat[ed] the characteristic Blish balance between thinking and storytelling, with each reinforcing the other".<ref>"Recommended Reading," ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction|F&SF]]'', July 1957, p.92.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:34, 22 July 2024

The Seedling Stars
Dust-jacket from the first edition
AuthorJames Blish
Cover artistLionel Dillon
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherGnome Press
Publication date
1957
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages185
OCLC7013015

The Seedling Stars is a 1957 collection of science fiction short stories by American writer James Blish. It was first published by Gnome Press in 1957 in an edition of 5,000 copies. The stories concern the adaptation of humans to alien environments (a process Blish called pantropy).

Contents

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"Seeding Program" was originally published under the title "A Time to Survive". "Surface Tension" was revised from its magazine publication, and here incorporates material from Blish's earlier story "Sunken Universe", published in Super Science Stories in 1942.[1] The four stories are termed 'Book One', 'Book Two', etc. and some editions refer to this as a standard novel in four sections, rather than an actual short story collection.

Reception

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Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale praised the collection as "a thought-provoking job".[2] Anthony Boucher also received the book favorably, saying it "nicely illustrat[ed] the characteristic Blish balance between thinking and storytelling, with each reinforcing the other".[3]

References

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  1. ^ Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
  2. ^ "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1957, p.105
  3. ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, July 1957, p.92.

Sources

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  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 306.
  • Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-03-04.
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